Those who suffer from Asperger syndrome are marked with impaired social behavior, motor milestones, limited patterns of repetitiveness and even clumsiness. It is also known as Asperger's Syndrome or AS and is one of many disorders concerning autism. AS patients have a lot of the same symptoms as those individuals who have high functioning autism. This sometimes makes a diagnosis difficult because the two disorders are so similar. However, AS is different from any other type of autistic disorder in that there is no delay in their language skills or their cognitive development.

Hans Asperger, an Austrian pediatrician, was the first to pinpoint the disorder in 1944, when he described his patients as failing to demonstrate empathy, as well as lacking nonverbal communication skills. It wasn't until 50 years later that this syndrome was finally recognized and classified as an actual disorder. Today, there are still many questions about the autistic disorder-like impairment. There has long been doubt about the differences in high functioning autistic individuals and those that have AS.

The symptoms of Asperger syndrome are managed by different treatments and individual plans to help the patient develop increased vocational and communication skills. These plans are made depending on the age of the patient and their individual needs and can be adapted as each individual progresses. While several methods are used, it is not completely conclusive that certain intervening methods work. Physicians can use similar procedures to treat autism patients who are highly functioning and AS patients.

Experts still do not fully understand Asperger syndrome. Even with all of he studies that have been done on this disorder, there is still little known about it to offer a complete understanding. AS experts and physicians who treat this disorder know that the symptoms are very similar to those of the high functioning autistic disorder. It is truly not known if there will ever be a cure found, but new information is being found all of the time, yet unfortunately, there is still much to learn. Physicians have been able to make great strides in helping those affected with this disorder to increase their ability to be social and to stop certain repetitive behaviors. Hopefully, in the near future there will be enough information to totally eliminate this disorder and help those who are suffering to live far more productive lives.

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